Quito: The Latest Architecture and News

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In commemoration of International Women's Day, we invite you to join the fourth webinar of the CEELA Project, organized in partnership with the Ecuadorian Council for Sustainable Building. During this free event, prominent leaders in the construction sector will share their professional experiences and strategies for promoting gender equity in work environments across the public, private, industry association, and international cooperation sectors.

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Since the end of the nineteenth century, the planning of cities has been understood as the discipline that establishes guidelines to project architecture for human occupation, with a focus on rationality and functionalism. Nevertheless, the city is a system of many layers and folds, constructed through the interaction of natural, cultural,socioeconomic,and political forces. This choreography, with a variety of purposes and different degrees of synchronization, creates architecture that serves both as shelter and context.Architecture, therefore,does not limit itself to the production of objects but rather appears as a field of study between and through disciplines, called upon to contribute to the organization of those forces that composepublic stages, the space where collective itineraries meet and intertwine.These stages have existed historically.

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The Pan-American Architecture Biennial of Quito (BAQ2022) will take place at the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana from November 14 to 18. With its agenda now confirmed, the Biennial has brought together prominent professionals from across the continent and the globe to foster dialogue, exchange, and reflection on architecture and the contemporary city, cementing its status as the most important architectural event in the region.

What impact can buildings have on society and the environment? Adopting a comprehensive approach to sustainability when conceptualizing buildings is essential to fostering sustainable social, environmental, and economic development.

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The Ecuadorian Council for Sustainable Building, in collaboration with the World Green Building Council's international agenda, is organizing Sustainable Construction Week in Ecuador. This free, virtual event will take place on September 13, 14, and 15. Each day will focus on a specific theme dedicated to contributing to the planet.